Sub-series
Arcop - Documentation
AP109.S2.SS4.D5
Description:
This subseries, circa 1985 – 1990, consists of material related to ARCOP’s records and activities. Documented through textual records, the subseries contains material related to the archival acquisition of ARCOP’s records by the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ), as well as correspondence, notes, and publications about the work of ARCOP and its architects.
circa 1985 - 1990
Arcop - Documentation
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AP109.S2.SS4.D5
Description:
This subseries, circa 1985 – 1990, consists of material related to ARCOP’s records and activities. Documented through textual records, the subseries contains material related to the archival acquisition of ARCOP’s records by the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ), as well as correspondence, notes, and publications about the work of ARCOP and its architects.
File 5
circa 1985 - 1990
Project
AP180.S1.1975.PR02
Description:
This project series documents Umberto Riva's design for Bar Sem in Milan, Italy, and contains studies and design development drawings, including sections, interior elevations, and furnishing details, including details for lamps and chairs. Riva started working on this project in 1975. The work was completed in 1977 and was demoslished a year after it was built.
ca. 1975
Bar Sem [Sem Bar], Milan, Italy (1975-1977)
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AP180.S1.1975.PR02
Description:
This project series documents Umberto Riva's design for Bar Sem in Milan, Italy, and contains studies and design development drawings, including sections, interior elevations, and furnishing details, including details for lamps and chairs. Riva started working on this project in 1975. The work was completed in 1977 and was demoslished a year after it was built.
Project
ca. 1975
research
Visiting Scholars 1999–2000
Theme: The Baroque Phenomenon beyond Rome: Mark Dorrian, Department of Architecture, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Topic: Baroque Deformation Martina Frank, Department of History, Università degli studi di Udine, Italy Topic: Luca Danesi et le baroque vénitien Indra McEwen, National Theatre School of Canada, Montreal, Canada Subject: The State of(...)
January 2000 to August 2000
Visiting Scholars 1999–2000
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Theme: The Baroque Phenomenon beyond Rome: Mark Dorrian, Department of Architecture, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Topic: Baroque Deformation Martina Frank, Department of History, Università degli studi di Udine, Italy Topic: Luca Danesi et le baroque vénitien Indra McEwen, National Theatre School of Canada, Montreal, Canada Subject: The State of(...)
research
January 2000 to
August 2000
Project
AP075.S1.2007.PR02
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Project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's work for the renewal of Robson Square in Vancouver. This project series concerns work on Robson Square grounds starting from the mid 2000s to early 2010s to which Oberlander participated as landscape architect or consultaing landscape architect. Oberlander worked with Arthur Erickson on the earliest revitalisation projects, but also with other architectural firms, including Grout McTavish Architects. It includes revitisation works, such as sunken plaza revitalization, the Nelson Street Plaza revitalisation, addition of a 'grass wave' or a mound in 2008 for the North Plaza, renovations for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Games, and Ice Rink Expansion and Revitalisation of Ice Rink Plaza. The project series contains predominantly textual records, including correspondence with client, architects, consultants and contractors, specifications, including landscape specifications, minutes of projects meetings, inspections reports and press clippings and articles on the revitalisation projects. The project is also documented through landscape drawings, such as planting plans, irrigation and grading plans, landscape sections, and details for planters. It also includes sets of building plans used as reference and digital photographs of planting and landscape maintenance. Project series comprises documents related to the preservation of Robson Square, including documentation, articles and clippings, and correspondence.
1994-2016
Robson Square Renewal, Vancouver, British Columbia (2007)
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AP075.S1.2007.PR02
Description:
Project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's work for the renewal of Robson Square in Vancouver. This project series concerns work on Robson Square grounds starting from the mid 2000s to early 2010s to which Oberlander participated as landscape architect or consultaing landscape architect. Oberlander worked with Arthur Erickson on the earliest revitalisation projects, but also with other architectural firms, including Grout McTavish Architects. It includes revitisation works, such as sunken plaza revitalization, the Nelson Street Plaza revitalisation, addition of a 'grass wave' or a mound in 2008 for the North Plaza, renovations for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Games, and Ice Rink Expansion and Revitalisation of Ice Rink Plaza. The project series contains predominantly textual records, including correspondence with client, architects, consultants and contractors, specifications, including landscape specifications, minutes of projects meetings, inspections reports and press clippings and articles on the revitalisation projects. The project is also documented through landscape drawings, such as planting plans, irrigation and grading plans, landscape sections, and details for planters. It also includes sets of building plans used as reference and digital photographs of planting and landscape maintenance. Project series comprises documents related to the preservation of Robson Square, including documentation, articles and clippings, and correspondence.
Project
1994-2016
Series
Office documentation
AP041.S5
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This series documents Melvin Charney’s professional activities from 1958 to 2021. It includes press and media clippings related to his projects, his work and exhibitions he curated or group exhibitions he was involved in. The series also includes personal and professional correspondence, and paperwork related to applications for funding and membership in various professional associations.
1935-2012
Office documentation
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AP041.S5
Description:
This series documents Melvin Charney’s professional activities from 1958 to 2021. It includes press and media clippings related to his projects, his work and exhibitions he curated or group exhibitions he was involved in. The series also includes personal and professional correspondence, and paperwork related to applications for funding and membership in various professional associations.
Series
1935-2012
PH1980:0817:024
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Photograph depicts a house clad in siding with a covered front porch, and hip-style roof and 3 dormer windows. Lumber and planking are visible in the foreground suggetsing ongoing construction work. A steep hill is directly behind the builidng, filling the background of the image.
1889-1896
View of a house, possibly Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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PH1980:0817:024
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Photograph depicts a house clad in siding with a covered front porch, and hip-style roof and 3 dormer windows. Lumber and planking are visible in the foreground suggetsing ongoing construction work. A steep hill is directly behind the builidng, filling the background of the image.
drawings, textual records
DR1999:0350
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documents include miscellaneous drawings, curtain wall, calculation sheets, finishes, drywall, ceramic tile, equipment, toilet partitions, drywall, trade catalogue, fireproofing. Also blueprints: furnishings, equipment, elevators, conveying system, granite, site work, structural, plumbing, lavatories, beams, elevators, coffee stations, ductwork, cellar, equipment file.
Miscellaneous drawings, curtain wall, calculation sheets
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DR1999:0350
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documents include miscellaneous drawings, curtain wall, calculation sheets, finishes, drywall, ceramic tile, equipment, toilet partitions, drywall, trade catalogue, fireproofing. Also blueprints: furnishings, equipment, elevators, conveying system, granite, site work, structural, plumbing, lavatories, beams, elevators, coffee stations, ductwork, cellar, equipment file.
drawings, textual records
drawings, photographs
ARCH270251
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This ring binder contains material related to the design and construction of the Glass Station. It includes panoramic images of the Glass Station canopy under construction. It also contains 2 photographic prints of wireframe images of the canopy, overlayed with translucent sheets that have notations for page layout. There are 7 colour transparencies: an aerial view of the built work, 2 views of the built work from a neighboring building, and 4 views taken near the gas station pumps while the service station was open. Thirteen slides contain views of the built work, computer-generated bird's-eye perspectives of the project and wireframes of the canopy. There are 3 presentation drawings (elevation, plans, details), one with captions in English. There are 19 colour photographic prints dated January 1992 with views a model being tested in a laboratory. There are 2 photocopies of published articles about the project. There are also 6 reduced copies of presentation drawings (details and a site plan).
1992-1994?
Ring binder containing material related to the design and construction of the Glass Station, Oguni, Japan
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ARCH270251
Description:
This ring binder contains material related to the design and construction of the Glass Station. It includes panoramic images of the Glass Station canopy under construction. It also contains 2 photographic prints of wireframe images of the canopy, overlayed with translucent sheets that have notations for page layout. There are 7 colour transparencies: an aerial view of the built work, 2 views of the built work from a neighboring building, and 4 views taken near the gas station pumps while the service station was open. Thirteen slides contain views of the built work, computer-generated bird's-eye perspectives of the project and wireframes of the canopy. There are 3 presentation drawings (elevation, plans, details), one with captions in English. There are 19 colour photographic prints dated January 1992 with views a model being tested in a laboratory. There are 2 photocopies of published articles about the project. There are also 6 reduced copies of presentation drawings (details and a site plan).
drawings, photographs
1992-1994?
Sub-series
AP207.S3.SS06
Description:
The sub-series documents a publication entitled "Gianni Pettena: Opere 2001/2018" which appears to be an unfinished publication about Gianni Pettena's projects from 2001 to 2018. The work doesn't appear to have been published. The sub-series contains a digital version of the publication, with pictures for each projects and a small description in Italian and English.
2018
Gianni Pettena: Opere 2001/2018 (circa 2001-2018)
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AP207.S3.SS06
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The sub-series documents a publication entitled "Gianni Pettena: Opere 2001/2018" which appears to be an unfinished publication about Gianni Pettena's projects from 2001 to 2018. The work doesn't appear to have been published. The sub-series contains a digital version of the publication, with pictures for each projects and a small description in Italian and English.
Subseries
2018
Series
Hans and Wassili Luckhardt
AP162.S6
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Series documents the contribution of architects Hans Luckhardt and Wasilli Luckhardt to the correspondence circle of Die gläserne Kette, with each writing under the pseudonyms Angkor and Zachen respectively. Born in Berlin in 1880, Hans Luckhardt studied architecture at the Technische Hochschule at Karlsruhe, Germany. In 1919, he joined the Novembergruppe, an exhibiting group of painters, sculptors, architects and musicians, and the Arbeitsrat für Kunst, lead by Bruno Taut. These two groups merged in November 1919. The same year, Luckhardt exhibitied his work at the Ausstellung für unbekannte Architekten and contributed to the organization of the Neues Bauen exhibition the next year. In 1921, Hans Luckhardt began his working collaboration with his brother Wassili. Born in Berlin in 1989, Wassili Luckhardt studied archictecture at the Technische Hochschule at Berlin-Charlottenburg and at the Technische Hochschule in Dresden. He undertook his military service from 1914 to 1918. Like his brother Hans, Wasilli joined the Novembergruppeand the Arbeitsrat für Kunst in 1919 and exhibited his work at the Ausstellung für unbekannte Architekten. During their collaboration, the Luckhardt brothers worked on designs for private commisions and competition schemes including some for Berlin and Hanover (1951-1952). Hans Luckhardt died in 1954 in Bad Wiessee. Wassili Luckhardt continued his work as an architect on various architectural projects. He died in 1972 in Berlin. (Source: Ian Boyd Whyte, Bruno Taut and the Architecture of Activism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982) The series comprises part of the correspondence of Hans and Wasilli Luckhardt to the Die gläserne Kette circle, along with related drawings and photographs. The series also includes a photograph of a architectural model for a project by the Luckhart brothers.
1919-1920
Hans and Wassili Luckhardt
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AP162.S6
Description:
Series documents the contribution of architects Hans Luckhardt and Wasilli Luckhardt to the correspondence circle of Die gläserne Kette, with each writing under the pseudonyms Angkor and Zachen respectively. Born in Berlin in 1880, Hans Luckhardt studied architecture at the Technische Hochschule at Karlsruhe, Germany. In 1919, he joined the Novembergruppe, an exhibiting group of painters, sculptors, architects and musicians, and the Arbeitsrat für Kunst, lead by Bruno Taut. These two groups merged in November 1919. The same year, Luckhardt exhibitied his work at the Ausstellung für unbekannte Architekten and contributed to the organization of the Neues Bauen exhibition the next year. In 1921, Hans Luckhardt began his working collaboration with his brother Wassili. Born in Berlin in 1989, Wassili Luckhardt studied archictecture at the Technische Hochschule at Berlin-Charlottenburg and at the Technische Hochschule in Dresden. He undertook his military service from 1914 to 1918. Like his brother Hans, Wasilli joined the Novembergruppeand the Arbeitsrat für Kunst in 1919 and exhibited his work at the Ausstellung für unbekannte Architekten. During their collaboration, the Luckhardt brothers worked on designs for private commisions and competition schemes including some for Berlin and Hanover (1951-1952). Hans Luckhardt died in 1954 in Bad Wiessee. Wassili Luckhardt continued his work as an architect on various architectural projects. He died in 1972 in Berlin. (Source: Ian Boyd Whyte, Bruno Taut and the Architecture of Activism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982) The series comprises part of the correspondence of Hans and Wasilli Luckhardt to the Die gläserne Kette circle, along with related drawings and photographs. The series also includes a photograph of a architectural model for a project by the Luckhart brothers.
series
1919-1920